2013 MCAT Trial Section Compensation.

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Trial Section
Beginning in January 2013, on test day you will have the opportunity to volunteer for the Trial Section. The Trial Section is a voluntary section that asks you to test out questions for a future version of the MCAT exam. It will be the last section of the test day and take 45 minutes to complete.

Even with the Trial Section, the test day will be shorter for you than it was for last year's examinees. Instead of spending 60 minutes writing MCAT essays, we're asking you to test out 32 new questions in either: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, and physics or in psychology, sociology and biology.

You do not need to prepare for the Trial Section. You will get questions based on the answers that you provided during MCAT registration about the courses that you've taken. Whenever possible, the AAMC will assign questions from courses you've already completed.

If you volunteer to participate, you'll have an opportunity to preview content that medical school admissions officers want applicants to know. You will also receive the following if you put forth a good-faith effort:

- $30 Amazon gift card code e-mailed to you within 3-4 weeks, and
- feedback on your performance that will allow you to compare yourself to others who participated in the Trial Section.
We are grateful for your help! Medical schools will use the future version of the MCAT exam to select the first-year students who'll join you when you're a seasoned medical student. Please help the medical schools select students who will be great colleagues for you and the next generation of health care providers.

To provide feedback to the MCAT Program about the Trial Section, please e-mail: [email protected]

Source: https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/preparing/304964/trial-section.html

 

[TheShaker]

I predict someone will make The Official Trial Test Score Thread!!!!!! at some point in the future. 😀

 

[theamazingbil]

This is going to be great since I'm a sociology major 😍

 

[lobo.solo]

Cool!

 

[DAPI]

This is going to be great since I'm a sociology major 😍

Never thought I would see someone say the MCAT is going to be great. You could put a 30 minute slide show of kittens and puppies in the middle and I still would not say its going to be great lol

 

[theamazingbil]

Never thought I would see someone say the MCAT is going to be great. You could put a 30 minute slide show of kittens and puppies in the middle and I still would not say its going to be great lol

LOL yeah, well no MCAT is going to be fun, but this is probably the best time to take the it because of the shorter time/giftcard🙂 I feel absolutely terrible for 2015 test takers though🙁

 

[carramrod06]

Never thought I would see someone say the MCAT is going to be great. You could put a 30 minute slide show of kittens and puppies in the middle and I still would not say its going to be great lol

you clearly do not like kittens and puppies enough 🙂

 

[Moosepig]

30 dollar gift card but the test costs 30 dollars more..... Hmm.

 

[circulus vitios]

30 dollar gift card but the test costs 30 dollars more..... Hmm.

If they want to play that game, I'll just guess on literally every question of the trial section.

 

[1cor1311]

I predict someone will make The Official Trial Test Score Thread!!!!!! at some point in the future. 😀

haha.
Sticky: How to score in the 95th percentile on the trial section.

 

[DAPI]

haha.
Sticky: How to score in the 95th percentile on the trial section.

Don't just randomly guess cause 95% of people will probably do just that lol

 

[MedPR]

30 dollar gift card but the test costs 30 dollars more..... Hmm.

They raised the price? Haha silly AAMC.

 

[Claritynow]

They raised the price? Haha silly AAMC.

The exam is up to $270 now. I am contemplating doing the trial section but it all depends on how I feel about my performance. last thing I need is another section to get tense about(scored or not).

 

[amad01]

If you volunteer to participate, you’ll have an opportunity to preview content that medical school admissions officers want applicants to know. You will also receive the following if you put forth a good-faith effort:

😕

 

[113]

30 dollar gift card but the test costs 30 dollars more..... Hmm.

Answer B for the entire trial section.

 

[zerohour]

Ok. I know this is really silly and I should have saved the emails in a folder. But I can't find the trial section gift card that they sent me. I remember opening it and looking at it... but now I can't find it. would anyone happen to know from which email they sent it? or what the topic of it was so maybe I can search it. Thanks!

 

[chem4ever]

Ok. I know this is really silly and I should have saved the emails in a folder. But I can't find the trial section gift card that they sent me. I remember opening it and looking at it... but now I can't find it. would anyone happen to know from which email they sent it? or what the topic of it was so maybe I can search it. Thanks!

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Subject: MCAT Trial Section Amazon.com® Gift Card and Feedback

 

[zerohour]

From: [email protected]

Subject: MCAT Trial Section Amazon.com® Gift Card and Feedback

Thanks!! I found it! Wooo.